The nation is watching.

Throw this on the stockpile of things since March 17, 2020, that Joe never dreamed of seeing with the Bucs. (more…)

O.J. Howard

Tight end O.J. Howard didn’t practice today, and now we know why, courtesy of the official NFL injury report.

Howard has a bad ankle, likely injured against the Eagles on Thursday night.

Joe is not a doctor, but Joe certainly hopes the bad ankle isn’t attached to the Achilles that Howard had surgically repaired 12 months ago.

Bucco Bruce Arians

Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett should have eight sacks already, says his head coach. Instead, Shaq has four.

Joe wonders what Bucco Bruce Arians would say about Devin White having zero tackles for loss. (more…)

Buccaneers legend Derrick Brooks and Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman are looking back and forward on today’s TAMPA TWO from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Bucs RB Ronald Jones.

Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network noted that various teams throughout the league are monitoring Bucs backup running back Ronald Jones in a potential trade. (more…)

Joe’s good news on Lavonte David reported early yesterday continues.

Bucco Bruce Arians said after practice today that David is progressing well from his ankle sprained against Miami 10 days ago and it remains a fingers-crossed situation for David playing on Sunday against Chicago.

Ugly.

Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians rattled off a long list of guys who did not practice today for the Bucs. And it included two new players. (more…)

Antonio Brown

The Bucs’ superstar No. 3 receiver — as hard as that is to believe — sprained his ankle against the Eagles on Thursday and was held out of practice today, Bucco Bruce Arians said.

What does that mean? Hard answers will come Friday, or perhaps Sunday just before kickoff.

Bucs TE O.J. Howard.

Some guys are good at it and some aren’t. There’s no shame so long as you are not asked to do what you cannot. (more…)

Jamel Dean

Joe has a feeling Jamel Dean will be a 10- or 12-year NFL player.

The reason is simple. (more…)

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The best?

Bucs receiver Mike Evans is a Hall of Fame receiver. He may not make fantasy footballers drool but he does make NFL defensive coordinators lose sleep. (more…)

Uncanny accuracy.

When breaking down his top offensive players in the NFL, former No. 1 overall pick quarterback David Carr decided to put an old man in his top-10. (more…)

Bucs DC Todd Bowles.

Even though the Bucs have been winning, their pass defense has not been playing winning football. (more…)

Joe Tryon-Shoyinka

One way to get rookie edge rusher/athletic freak Joe Tryon-Shoyinka on the field is to face a bunch of young quarterbacks running for their lives. (more…)

Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles

Believe it or not, one critical NFL stat has our beloved Buccaneers ranking 30^th in the NFL, a notch better than the Dolphins and Jaguars and a step behind the lowly Lions. (more…)

Bucco Bruce Arians speaks

NFL offensive coordinators love smelling blood in the water of struggling defensive backfields. (more…)

Hit by The Sickness.

There is a chance the Bucs may dodge a helluva player. (more…)